给爸爸的信

爸爸，不知不觉，您已离开了我们两年多了。您好吗？在这段时间里，我在梦里见到您，您老人家正在干活，忙着呢，但您不忘叫我放心。

我们一家过得很好，妈妈，姐姐和媳妇都健康安好，您的三个孙子也都活泼的成长中，由其是小孙儿，调皮可爱得很。

现在我也己年过四十了。一年前离开了工作十年的工司，在两个月前又换了一家工司。在事业上可算是步步高升，更上一层楼吧。

在您在世的最后一年，是我倍您最少的一年。小孙儿早产加上工作忙碌，我早出晚归，虽然是同住，但一天却没有两三句话。当您吐最后一口气的时候，我正在搭着泰国回马的飞机。回到家里，只能摸着您冷冷的身体。

过去一年，新工作因为要时常出差，因此也让我有了一个人独处的时间。我思考了很多关于我的人生的事情，大部分都与家人有关连的。

我发觉我一向来的人生目标都是要让您为我的成就而感到骄傲。也可能是这样，在过去的一年，我总是觉得好象缺少了什么人生目标似的。

我什么都有了，但我沒有了一个我很尊敬的父亲。

在未来的曰子，我会以您为榜样，做个好父亲，好丈夫和孝顺的儿子。

但愿下一世，我有机会再做您的儿子。

Miascor Lounge at Terminal 1, Ninoy Aquino International Airport

The traffic condition in Manila city is consider very congested. A 5 to 6km distance may take you about 2 hours if you travel by car.

I also heard that travelling from Makati city to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport can take as long as 4 hours, and it is common. Having said that I have never encounter such horrible situation, maybe because I will request to use Skyway instead of let the driver decide which route to go.

Because of the unpredictable traffic situation, my Philippines friends always advise me to depart to airport 4 hours before my flight departure time. I think this is a logical advise, however if the flight schedule is delayed, which is very common in Manila, I will end up having to wait for 3-5 hours before taking a 4 hours journey flight in the plane.

The airport is descent, however with very limited choice of F&B, and the "turtle" speed broadband from Globe or Smart, the waiting time of 3-5 hours are kind of challenging.

The only way out is to find a descent place to chill, work or perhaps a "me time".

The only bet will be the airport lounge.  As Enrich member, I will be able to entity the lounge once I qualify for Gold member. I am 9000 Enrich miles away from getting there, hope by January 2018, when I visit Manila again, this Miascor lounge will be a nice place for me to spend my 3-5 hours time in the airport.

Fake Egg vs Real Egg

Egg is the most complete source of protein.
As usual, we will prepare half boiled eggs for my family during weekend.

The Village Eggs that bought from wet market

However, when I clean the eggs shell before I put them into the stainless steel mug for soft boiling, I found the eggs look too perfect to be real. It triggers more suspiscous when my wife told me there is some plastic smell released when she opened the cover of stainless steel mug. The eggs were tasteless as well.

The above signs summoned an experiment to clear my doubt.

To test is to compare the suspicous village egg with another farm egg.
The white color egg is village egg, and the brown color egg is farm egg.
Hard boiled both of the eggs.

Village egg and farm egg for comparison

Remove the round (bottom) of the egg shell. Natural egg shal have some air space between the shell and the egg white at the bottom.

Can you see if there is any air space in between the shell and egg white?

What about this one? Is there any air space between the shell and egg white?

The egg shell and the egg white of the village egg leave no air space.
On the other hand, the air space between the egg shell and egg white of the farm egg is clearly visible.

Let's peel off the eggs completely and compare the shape of the eggs.

Village egg has Perfect shape

Farm egg has flat bottom, which leave air space betwen the egg white and the egg shell

The village egg has perfect shape, both top and bottm of the egg has round surface. However for the farm egg, the bottom looks flat where this gives air space between egg white and the egg shell.

I am not sure whether my test result can be conclusive to say that the said village egg is fake. However it is safe to choose for alternative source that I can be assured that the eggs that my family consume is genuine.

If you have more information, please feel free to share your comment.